SO Yummy & #CartonSmart Pumpkin “Ice” Cream

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One of my favorite go-to foods this time of year... or aytime, really... is ice cream! And, believe it or not, ice cream isi actually very simpe to make at home.

Yummy Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients

2 Cups Pacific Foods Organic Pumpkin Puree

1 Cup Pacific Foods Select Soy Vanilla

1 Cup coconut milk

½ Cup of raw blue agave or 1 Cup organic cane sugar

1 vanilla pod, scraped

touches of nutmeg cinnamon, ginger, and ½ to 1 Teaspoon allspice

Preparation Instructions

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. I drop the vanilla pod in with the mixture and remove when ready for the ice cream machine.

Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and use accordingly. Should need about an hour or two in the freezer after mixing in the machine. I always transfer my ice cream out of the insert for additional freezing-but it does mean dirtying up another container!!!

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